This is a hard book to review. The reading experience itself was pretty enjoyable, but I had a lot of problems with the story, so it gets a mixed review. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Why? Because I had SUPER low expectations for it. But, it’s an offshoot of the stories about my #1 favorite romance couple (from Him and Us), and it includes the scene of their wedding, so it was a given that I would have to read it. Yes, there […]
Solid, Mediocre Sports Romance
This is the first book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, and came out Fall 2016. Bowen has stuck with hockey, but moved on to the NHL from college stories. I never finished the Ivy Years series, but apparently this hero is the older brother of the hero in The Fifteenth Minute (which I will NEVER read based on the reviews and BethEllen’s warnings). Georgia Worthington is the interim PR head for the Brooklyn Bruisers, an NHL team. On the same day that it is announced […]
Realistic (and slightly depressing) Hockey Romance
This is the second book in this series. I liked the first one, but said that I wouldn’t seek out the others – except this one went on sale for $1, and that was good enough for me! The big conflict in this one is probably the most realistic I have come across in a contemporary romance. There’s no high drama or tragic backstory, just two people who connect, but are not sure how to make a relationship work. Scott Walters is a hockey player […]
How are all these sports romances so hot when I don’t care even a little bit about sports?
4.5 stars Summary from Goodreads: They don’t play for the same team? Or do they? Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died. Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a […]
Hot hockey dudes and stuff.
New adult is not my genre. I mostly prefer historicals when I read romance. But occasionally, a book catches my eye and gets such good reviews that the curiosity monster who lives in my head and makes all my decisions just can’t be denied. This was one of those books. I’ve also read m/m romances before, but they are by no means something I’ve read a lot of. This seems to be a very well done one. There’s no doubt it’s new adult, because holy […]
Fun. Poorly written fun.
Let me set the tone with this shining example of the prose we are dealing with: “Within Luc’s embrace, Jane’s heart shuddered and was helpless against the natural force that drew her to him.” Guys, I do not normally read nonsense like this. But, as I’ve said before, I have been looking for lighthearted contemporaries, and Rachel Gibson is an author referred to as ‘funny’. Also – the hero is a hockey player. I am a sucker for the hockey story. This book. Man, this […]
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